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Unlock card on digital camera

\015 Everytime i try to take a picture the camera says card locked how do you unlock it\015

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I JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CARD SAYING ITS LOCKED.....TAKE YOUR CARD OUT OF YOUR CAMERA AND TURN IT WHERE THE LABEL IS FACING YOU AND ON THE LEFT SIDE IS A SMALL TAB THAT IS COLORED DIFFERENTLY THEN YOUR CARD....SLIDE IT UP TO WHERE ITS NOT ON THE LOCKED SIDE....

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